Radiator-shield



S. WASSERMAN.

RADIATOR SHIELD. APPLICATION FI'LED JULY 27,1920.

1,37 2,055. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

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RADIATOR SHIELD.

APPLICATIONFILED JULY 27. I920.

1,372,055. Patented Mar. 22,1921.

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UNITED STATES SAMUEL WASSERMAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

RADIATOR-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

Application filed July 27, 1920. Serial No. 399,228.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LSAMUEL VVAssERMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at London, in the county of London and Kingdom of England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiator-Shields. of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in radiator shields and has for its primary object to protect the walls of a room, or other adjacent surfaces from discoloration by the heat radiated in the vicinity thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shield for radiators for directing the path of travel of the heated air, the shield being provided with a bendable plate extension positionable adjacent a Wall for directing the heat from the wall onto the radiator and in a direction toward the middle of a room.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a novel device for supporting a heat directing shield superposed on a radiator, the device being adjustably clamped to the upper end of the radiator for supporting the shield at a point spaced above the radiator for the direction of heated air radiated therefrom.

With the above genera] objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a radiator shield constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2* 1s an end elevational view of the same showing the bendable depending plate for directing the path of travel ofthe an adjacent the radiator,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one ofthe sheet metal members for supporting the radlator shield,

Fig. 4; is a side elevational v ew of the support shown in Fig. 3 with portions struck vouttherefrom and set up in operative position Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper end of the struck out bracket supporting member and hood carrying bar mounted in the upper end of the bracket, showing the chain for connecting the mountmg plate to a radiator,

1g. 6 is an end elevational view of the mounting plate and bar shown in Fig. 5,

Fig. is an end elevational view of a radiator with the hood supporting plate and bar mounted thereon. the hood being removed from the bar,

Fig. is an end elevational view of a radiator with the hood operatively positioned thereon, the heat-deflecting plate of the hood being bent toward an adjacent wall as shown by dotted lines,

Figs. 9 and 10 are detail side elevational views of the hood supporting bars showing the positions assumed by the wind shield rods in mounting the shield on the bars, and Fig. 11 is a fragmentary end elevational view of the radiator with the hood supported thereon shown in section.

Briefly described, the present invention has for its primary object to providea heat deflecting shield for radiators wherein a hood or shield is mounted above a radiator to deflect the heat radiated therefrom in directions away. from an adjacent wall and from direct contact with the ceiling to eliminate the discoloration of the walls and ceiling by the baking of the dust thereon. btructurally, the device embodies a pair of mounting plates preferably formed of sheet metal and having portions struck out therefrom to provide bracket supports in each of which is adjustably mounted a bar provided with substantially U-shaped bearing hooks havin overlapped ends into which are receive longitudinalrods carried by a shield. An anchoring chain is associated with each plate for retaining the same in position on the upper end of a radiator while a toothed segment member pivotally carried by the mounting plate permits a tightening adjustment of the anchoring chain.

, Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and8, there is illustrated a radiator shield or hood embodying an inverted trough like body formed of a top wall 1, having outwardly flaring side and end walls 2 and 3 respectively, one of the side walls 2 carrying a relativel long depending plate 4 of the design best illustrated in Fig. 1 and having adjacent the upper end thereof a longitudinal bead 5 extending over the entire length to provide a weakened bendable portion of the plate 4 so that the same may assume different positions as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 8. A pair of spaced rods 6 extend longitudinally of the shield adjacent the top wall 1 and are retained in the hood by the exteriorly positioned nuts 7 at the end walls 3.

The hood is supported at a point spaced above the radiator by devices embodying a mounting base plate shown more clearly in Figs. 3 to 6 formed of a flat plate 8 slightly tapering toward each end with a V-shaped notch 9 cut in one end thereof while a tongue 10 centrally projects from the other end. A V-shaped finger 11 is cut upon the line 12 as shown in Fig. 3 and bent upwardly upon the dotted line 13 for purposes presently to appear. The finger 11 is formed adjacent the notched portion 9 of the plate 8 and substantially on the longitudinal axis thereof while a bracket is struck out from the plate between said finger 11 and tongue 10. To provide the bracket. the plate 10 is out upon longitudinal lines 14 and transverse lines 15 to provide a T-shaped bracket 16 bendable upon the dotted line 17 to the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5. As shown in Figs. 1 and 5the head 18 of the bracket 16 is bent at right angles to the vertical axis of said bracket and in a direction toward the tongue 10 while the head 18 is further bent to provide a substantially U-shaped socket 18 having outwardly directed ends 19 provided with bolt receiving openings 20. When the plate 8 has the struck out portionsthereof set up to the position shown in Fig. 4. the tongue 10 is bent upwardly and inwardly to form a hook 10.

A bar for directly supporting the shield or hood shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is adj ustably mounted in the upper U-shaped bearing of the bracket 16, and includes a bar member 21, rectangular in cross section and seated within the U-shaped bearing 18 of the bracket head while a clamp strap 22 is mounted over said bar and has lateral ears 23 cooperating with the end extensions '19 of the bracket and secured thereto by the bolts 24. Each end of the bar 21 is rovided with a supporting block 25 for the hood and which block is provided with upwardly and inwardly directed opposed projections 26 and 27, the projections 26 being of less length than the projections 27 with the rejections 26 arranged at the outer ends of t e blocks 25 and having the ends thereof spaced above the other projections 27 to prov de entrance openings 28 to pockets 29 provided by said projections, this construction being more clearly shown in Figs. 5, l, and 10.

ln order to provide for a rigid mounting of the plate 3 upon the radiator A, a segment plate 39 is pivotally mounted as at 31 upon the tongue 11 and having a plu' rality of teeth 32 upon the upper curved edge thereof constructed in a manner to provide intervening substantially circular re eesses 33 at the base portions of the teeth. .1 link chain 54 has one end connected to the utter tooth 32 of the segment plate 30 and is passed through the plate notch 9 and between idiacent radiator sections and beneath the connection B for the radiatorsections with the other end thereof received on the tongue nook 10. The vertical leg 16 of the bracket .s provided with a pair of spaced longituiinal cuts 35 with the intermediate portion 36 pressed outwardly to the position shown ll'l Figs. 4; and 5 to support a link 37. the free end of which is adapted for engagement with a chosen tooth 32 of the segment plate '30. thus to hold the plate 8 in a substantially ri id condition upon the upper end of a radiator. Should the chain )rovide a loose connection. the struck out inger grip 30 upon the plate 30 may be grasped and the plate moved upon its pivotal connection 31 with the tongue 11 while the link 37 is placed upon another tooth 32, the formation of the enlarged recesses 33 between the teeth preventing accidental displacement of the chain and link elements.

ln mounting the hood upon the bar 21, it oeing understood that two or more of the supporting plates are fixed to the radiator A at spaced intervals. preferably one adjacent each end. the hood is arranged over the projections 26 and 27 of the supporting blocks 25 and the detail method of mounting the hood in supporting position on the blocks is drown in Figs. 9 and 10. One of the rods 6 is caused to pass through the entrance opening 28 at one end of the bar 21 and to enter the adjacent pocket 29 while the other rod 6 rides over the upper face of the projection 27. the rods being spaced a sufiicient distance apart to prevent the same simultaneously riding over the hooks 27 for reception in the pockets 29. When positioned as above described. and illustrated in Fig. 9, the hood is moved in the opposite direction as shown in Fig. 10 to cause the rod 6 received in the pocket 29 to move therein beneath the adjacent projection 27, while the other rod moves over the other projection 27 and through the adjacent entrance 28 to the pocket 29 so that both rods 6 are confined within the pockets 29 beneath the block projections 26 and 27. In this position, the hood is supported in a position above the radiator A with the depending late 4 of the shield disposed in proximity 0 an adjacent room wall. By bending the plate to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 8, the lower edge of the plate is moved in proximity to the adjacent Wall so that air heated at the lower end of the radiator and rising to the hood willbe directed away from the room wall and forwardly and downwardly into the room, thereby eliminating the usual deposit of smut and similar discoloration upon the adjacent walls of the room and insuring a proper circulation of the heated air adjacent the floor without the entire volume of heated air first ascending to the ceiling of the room and banking at that point. In addition to the adjustability of the blade4, the bars 21 may be shifted in the bracket mountings 18 while the rigid mounting of the base plates 8 upon the radiator A is effected by theadjustable segment plate 30. It is not intended to limit the invention to the material employed in the production thereof as any particular kind may be utilized, the use of metal, asbestos or other suitable material being contemplated, inasmuch as the same may be suitably treated or finished to present a neat and attractive appearance.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is, nevertheless to be understood that minor changes maybe made therein without de arting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is 1. A hood for radiators comprising a mounting plate, a bracket carried thereby, a bar adjustably clamped in said bracket, op-

posed hook-shaped projections carried byeach end of the bar, and a hood carrying spaced longitudinal rods retained on said bar by said projections and overlying the radiator. v

2. A hood for radiators comprising a mounting plate, a bracket carried thereby, a

bar adjustably clamped in said bracket, opposed hook-shaped projections carried by each end of the bar, a hood carrying spaced longitudinal rodsretained on said bar by said projections and overlying the radiator, and a bendable plate depending from one sideedge of the hood.

3. A hood for radiators comprising a mounting plate, a bracket carried thereby, a toothed segment plate pivotally mounted on said bracket, a chain connection between the toothed segment plate and 'the opposite end of the mounting plate, connecting means between the bracket and segment plate, a bar adjustably supported in said bracket, and a hood mounted on said bar.

4. A hood for radiators comprising a mounting plate, a bracket carried thereby, a toothed segment plate pivotally mounted on said bracket, a chain connection between the toothed segment plate and the opposite end ofthe mounting plate, connecting means between the bracket and segment plate, a bar adjustably supported in said bracket, and a hood mounted on said bar, said mounting plate having a guide notch for the chain in the end thereof adjacent the segment plate.

5. In combination with a radiator shield having rods fixed thereto, a mounting member adapted to be secured to a radiator and having opposed projections receiving said rods to support the shield on the radiator.

6. In combination with a radiator shield having rods fixed thereto, a mounting member adapted to be secured to a radiator and having opposed projections interlockingly receiving said rods to support the shield on the radiator.

7. In combination with a radiator shield having rods secured therein, a mounting member adapted to be secured to a radiator and having opposed projections receiving said rods to support the shield on the radiator, the opposed projectionsincluding relatively long and short hook like members carried by each block and defining an inclosed pocket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL WASSERMAN. 

